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The Bratty Teenage Daughter is a whiny, self-involved girl at That Age. She obsesses over the latest fashions and is incredibly boy crazy, often more so than her parents think. If she ever dates, expect her father to instantly turn into an [[Overprotective Dad]]. Basically, she will either go around acting like a [[Drama Queen]] and [[wangst]]ing up over every minor little thing ("My life is over!") or else she'll just roll her eyes exasperatedly at the "wacky" hijinks the rest of the family gets up to, often becoming a bit of a sullen killjoy in the process.

 

If the teenage daughter is the show's protagonist, she probably won't be this character, or at least, not as extreme a version.

{{examples}}

* Being a mild [[The Ojou|Ojou]], Mimi Tachikawa in ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' starts out this way. She grows out of it, though.

* Usagi/Serena in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', a rare example of the bratty teenage daughter ''also'' being the protagonist. Of course, she outgrows it, and while she never loses some of the milder elements (whining, mild childishness, etc.) she turns out to be the [[The Messiah|embodiment of pure heartedness and self sacrifice]].

* Invoked by Aya in ''[[Nicoichi]]'', who was tired of being [[Spoiled Sweet]] by her father and wanted him to treat her more normally. How much of this personality being [[Beneath the Mask|actually an act]] is up to anyone's guesses though.

 

* Stargirl of the [[Justice Society of America]] starts out this way in her original comic, ''Stars and STRIPE''. Being a superhero (and being on the oldest superhero team) helps her mature.

* Toshi in ''[[Crossing Midnight]]''. Her twin brother Kai thinks to himself that because she can't feel physical pain, she tries to get herself into trouble so she can feel pain, to feel human.

 

== Films -- Live Action ==

** Also a subtle [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstruction]]. She's a spoiled brat with a roomful of toys and pitches fits, but her parents are emotionally unavailable at best and passive-aggressively snide at worst; her outbursts are obvious cries for attention. The movie ends {{spoiler|with Sarah learning to turn inward for comfort, without losing perspective in the real world.}}

* Lalita's youngest sister Lakhi in ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]''.

 

== Literature ==

* Claudia starts out this way in ''[[A Thread of Grace]].'' [[Took a Level in Badass|She grows out of it]].

* [[Twilight (novel)|Bella Swan]]

* Lydia in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' fits the description exactly, except for the bits about phones. [[Older Than Radio]], apparently.

* [[Ephraim Kishon]]'s daughter in his satirical short stories.

* The members of [[The Baby Sitters Club]] each show at least a few aspects of the trope from time to time.

 

* Astor from ''[[Dexter]]''... just... wow. Although she does have a [[Freudian Excuse]] that gets worse as the series goes on. Also Deb in some flashbacks.

* Kelly Bundy of ''[[Married... with Children]]'' started off as just this character, but later became [[The Brainless Beauty]] as well.

* Sophie Stagner of [[Burn Notice]] is a prime example of this, at least during most of her one episode.

 

 

== Video Games ==

* Natalie from ''[[Harvest Moon]] DS: Island of Happiness'', who loves to find ways to tease her meek older brother Elliott.

* The [[Winged Humanoid]] Lady Celeste, daughter of Lord Azure and Lady Ariel in ''[[King's Quest VI Heir Today Gone Tomorrow]]''. She can be quite an [[Ungrateful Bastard|ungrateful bitch]] when Alexander rescues her from the Minotaur. Of course, her parents are that way toward humans too.

 

== Web Comics ==

'''Katie:''' Mom, I'm kidding. Mom, I know you're sad and depressed, but if you'd just talk to me ...

'''Mrs. Zalia:''' ''You wouldn't understand!'' ''* slams door* '' }}

 

== Web Original ==

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/MacKenzieheartsu MacKenzieheartsu] in her vlog. It turned out she was just acting and it was some [[Viral Marketing]] for Domino's Pizza.

* It turns out that [[The Nostalgia Chick]] was like this, screaming and stomping up to her room when she didn't get her way.

 

== Western Animation ==

{{quote|'''Tenzin:''' You ''must'' promise me your teenage years won't be like this!

'''[[Cute Bookworm|Jinora]]:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|I will make no such promises]]. }}

 

== Real Life ==